Preparation and characterization of poly(ethylene oxide)/graphene nanocomposites from an aqueous medium

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 802-809

  Lee, Hee Baek ^a   Raghu, Anjanapura V ^a   Yoon, Koo Sik ^a   Jeong, Han Mo ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aqueous dispersion; Conductivity; Graphene; Nanocomposite; Poly(ethylene oxide); Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS DISPERSION; AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS; AQUEOUS MEDIUM; CONDUCTIVITY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FUNCTIONALIZED; GRAPHENE SHEETS; MATRIX; NANOCOMPOSITE FILM; NUCLEATING EFFECT; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHYLENE; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDE FILMS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77953632498     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222341003603701     Document Type: Article

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